Sound noise issue when opening Godot and playing a youtube video or other application using Ubuntu

[nicoraf]

Godot version

4.02 stable.official [7a0977c]

System information

Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS, AMD Radeon™ RX 6700 XT, all rendering backends

Issue description

The issue started happening at Godot_v4.0-beta15_linux.x86_64 , and it is still on Godot_v4.0.2-stable_linux.x86_64 .
It does not reproduce in Godot_v4.0-beta14_linux.x86_64.

It reproduces n a specific desktop computer that I have with Ubuntu 22.04.02 .

I also tested it on a notebook that has Ubuntu 22.04.01 installed and it does not reproduce with Godot 4.02 release.

If you open Godot with an Empty project, you start hearing some noise of all the sounds generated by other Ubuntu Applications, including Gnome events. It is very noticeable if for example you open a YouTube video using Firefox or you open another game while Godot it is running.

Steps to reproduce

1. Open Godot 4.02
2. Create an Empty Project
3. Then try making an external app such as a YouTube video using Firefox.

You will hear a noise in the sound of the YouTube video.
If you close Godot, the noise continues a little bit but later it stops.

Minimal reproduction project

Not needed, it happens with an empty new project without any content

[Calinou]

Do you have adb set up in the Editor Settings? Are you using Bluetooth audio (specifically, Bluetooth audio with a microphone enabled)? This results in decreased quality as audio must be forced to mono due to a Bluetooth limitation.

If you can compile the engine from source, you could look into bisecting the regression to greatly speed up troubleshooting.

• 4.0.beta14's (good)'s commit hash is 28a24639c3c6a95b5b9828f5f02bf0dc2f5ce54b.
• 4.0.beta15's (bad)'s commit hash is 4fa6edc888cfacd5346bf08afa14b5f5a9bd6d0c.

[nicoraf]

@Calinou yes, I will do that the next week. Thanks

[nicoraf]

Hi @Calinou , just to clarify I am using the speakers of an Monitor that the audio is sent using HDMI. Let me know if that clarifies the first question you wrote, I am checking the commit and will be back to you.